Gasoline-filling device for motor vehicles



GASOLINE FILLING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed NOV. 17, 1923 Patentedlifiay ll, 1925.

FRANK 1. TYE, 0F MA'YNOD, ILLINOIS.

GASOLINE-FILLING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

Application led November 17, 1923.

rlhis invention relates to a gasoline filling device for motor vehicles,and more particularly to a filling device for use in connection withtanks which are placed under the seat, as in Ford automobiles.

The objectI of the invention is to provide` a filling device which willpermit a gasoline, or other tank, under the seat to be filled withoutremoving the seat or cushion thereof and which will not in any wiseinterfere with the comfort of the persons seated thereon.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists incertain novel combinations and arrangements in parts to be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional elevation showing myimproved gasoline filling device for motor vehicles applied to a tankpositioned beneath the seat.

Figure 2 is a central sectional view of the filling device per se.

Referring to the drawings in detail, in which like reference charactersare shown to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,10` designates a tank such as the usual gasoline tank used on Ford earsand which is arranged beneath the seat 11 having springs 12 and a. feltcushion 13 at the top. An opening is made through the seat and anannular top plate 14. is provided around the opening in the cushion 13over or under the covering, but preferably over the same. This plate hasa flange 15 extending partly or entirely through and into the opening ofthe cushion 13, as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. An annularbottom plate 16 is provided, these plates being bolted through thecushion 13 as indicated at 17, said plates being preferably of circularoutline in plan. A filling tube 18 is slidable in the tankvlO asindicated at 19, the tank having a hole in the top provided with athreaded rim or ring 20 in which an externally threaded sleeve 2l issecured, said sleeve having an extension at the bottom providing abayonet slot 22. rEhe tube 18 is provided with a lug 28, designed toengage the bayonet slot 22 in the form of a bayonet joint or fastening,so that when the tube 18, which is adapted to freely move up and down inthe sleeve 21, is'raised, the lug 28 may be engaged with Serial No.675,415.

the .slot 22 to support the tube in an elevated position to extendthrough the opening in the cushion 13 as shown in the full lines ofFigure 1 of th-e drawings. However, by disengaging the lug 23 from theslot 22 and slightly elevating and turning thel filling tube 18, thetube may be lowered to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 ofthe. drawings. The top of the tube 18 is provided with ring 24, the tubebeing externally threaded for attachment of the ring and the latterbeing internally threaded for engagement with the tube. A cap or plug 25threads in the ring 24 and has a handle 26 by which the tube can beraised or lowered and the plug may be attached or removed.

It will be apparent that when the filling tube 18 is attached to thetank and held in raised position, it will extend through the opening inthe seat and cushion. Suitable means may also be provided in the fillingtube such as a float gauge to indicate the height of the fuel level inthe tank, as is common in the art. Obviously, the sea-t is free to moveup and down and is cushioned around the tube 18, as the latter has noconnection with the cushion. The device permits filling of the tank l0without removing the seat cover or cushion and is therefore especiallydesigned for automobiles such as Ford cars, where the tank is locatedunder the seat. The filling of the tank can be conveniently carried onwith a device of this character and without spilling the gasoline.

As will be noted, the filling tube 18 is designed to move up and down inthe tank, into operative and inoperative positions for filling or whennot in use. The ring 24 is larger than the tube and forms a shoulder toengage the ring 2O or top of tank 10 around the opening therein, so asto prevent the tube dropping into the tank. However, whether the tube isin a raised or lowered position, the comfort of the persons reposed onthe seat will not be impaired, since the seat cushion can freely move upand down around the tube.

Having thus described my invention. l claim:-

In association with a tank having an interiorly threaded inlet openingand a seat cushioned above the tank and the opening, said seat having ahole positioned over the opening; an exteriorly threaded tubular memberadapted to seat in the inlet opening, said tubular member formed at oneend with an extension provided with a, slot, a second tubular memberadapted to lit snugly and slidubly within the rst mentioned tubularmember, provided adjacent one end with a lug adapted to engage the slotmentoned and exterorly threaded adjacent its other end to receive annterorly threaded closure cap, and an nterorly threaded closure capadapted to pass freely through the opening in the seat.

In testimony whereof I atlx my signature FRANK P. T YE.

